What Gaelic course are you doing? Full name of course? Duration? How far into course are you?
I started learning Gaelic at a Family Learning Week at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the Gaelic college in Skye. The Family Learning Weeks take place in the school summer holidays and are set up to allow parents to attend Gaelic classes during the day, while children attend either the on-site Gaelic nursery, or the Gaelic summer playscheme at the local primary school.

Families can choose to stay in the college campus itself or can rent holiday cottages nearby. I have three children who are at nursery and primary stages of Gaelic education.

My husband and I both completed a beginner’s course in Ùlpan during the Family Learning Week. I have continued with regular Ùlpan classes since then and have now reached unit 48.

Why would you recommend this course?
Both Matthew (my husband) and I are from the south of England and we have no Gaelic connections. It is important to us that we learn some of the language to support our children in their schoolwork.

Starting to learn Gaelic at the Family Learning Week was a great experience for the whole family. The children had a lot of fun in their daily activities and it was good to know they were being so well looked after. Matthew and I really enjoyed the Ùlpan classes. We learned a lot in a week including lots of really useful phrases that we were able to start using with the children straight away.

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig itself is in the most beautiful setting in the Sleat peninsula in Skye. I think it is important for children in Gaelic education to have the experience of Gaelic outside of the classroom, and the childcare in Sleat is all Gaelic-medium. Although Gaelic classes for adults don’t sound like much of a holiday, the Ùlpan classes were actually a lot of fun! It was also good to make connections with parents like us from all over Scotland.

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig was a lovely place to get our Gaelic learning started!

Is this the only course you are on or are you learning Gaelic in a different way as well?
I am learning Gaelic only through Ùlpan at the moment.